Object: Evening dress
Designer:
Azzedine Alaïa
(1939 - 2017)
Date: c. 1988
Medium: Rayon and nylon blend jersey
Country: France
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2018.5.1
DescriptionMauve pink ankle length evening dress with extreme form fitting silhouette and extra long sleeves in rayon blend jersey, rib knit band at extra wide scoop neckline, princess and foundation garment seaming
Label Text:The color pink was very fashionable in the 1980s, and the seductiveness of Azzedine Alaïa’s body-worshipping dresses was further enhanced when produced in pink. By the 1990s, pink was no longer as trendy as it had been during the previous decade, but it continued to be popular with some clients and designers.
Exhibitions:
- Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color